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Employment Percentage
3.859594626
SOC ID
29-2052
SOC Title
Pharmacy Technicians
ONET ID
29-2052.00
ONET Concat ID
29205200
Median Salary
45388.8
Ed Level High School
35.73
Ed Level Certificate
41.970001
Ed Level Some College
14.63
Ed Level Associates
3.83
Ed Level Bachelors
3.84
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a certificate
Career Description
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
Core Tasks
  • Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
  • Enter prescription information into computer databases.
  • Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
  • Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
  • Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
  • Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
  • Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.
  • Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.
  • Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
  • Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.
  • Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
  • Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
  • Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
Start Annual Earnings
33243.13
Top Annual Earnings
64971.51
EMSI Career Title Slug
pharmacy-technician